Programme
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3 May
Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile.
All hours in Santiago time.
CONFERENCE TRACKS
Track 1 - Building a sustainable future with Freedom of Expression
Track 2 – Old and emerging challenges
Track 3 – Governance and decision-making
Track 4 - Santiago + 30 Where are we now?
Track 5 – Freedom of Expression Latin America
7:30 - 9:00 - Registration
Accreditation will also be available at the Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM) on Thursday, May 2, between 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
9:00 - 10:05 - Opening ceremony
Plenary Room
Master of Ceremony: Ms. Leonor Varela, actress, Chile
Opening Video: The Important Stuff, presented by Alana, UNESCO, and UNICEF
- Welcome remarks by Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, UNESCO
- Welcome remarks by Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General, United Nations (video message)
- Keynote address by Mr. Gael García Bernal, Actor, producer and environmental activist; and Ms. Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- Welcome remarks by Mr. Gabriel Boric, President of the Republic of Chile
- Coros Ciudadanos
11:10 - 12:05 - Plenary Session 1: No future without freedom of expression and access to information
Plenary room
Video message from Mr. Sebastião Salgado, Social documentary photographer
Keynote remarks by Ms. Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of Rappler, Philippines
- Ms. Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of Rappler, Philippines
- Mr. Fredrick Mugira, Founder Water Journalist Africa, Uganda
- Ms. Minna-Liina Lind, Deputy Foreign Minister for Global Affairs and Co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition, Estonia
- Mr. Gael García Bernal, Actor, producer and environmental activist
Moderated by Ms. Paloma Ávila Barrera, Director of CNN Futuro, Chile
12:15 - 13:05 Breakout sessions
Track 1: Climate Disinformation in South America and Beyond
Organized by Climate Action Against Disinformation Coalition - Union of Concern Scientists | Room C2
- Ms. Thais Lazzeri, FALA, Brazil
- Mr. Maximiliano Manzoni, Author, Paraguay
- Mr. Max McBride, Roots, UK
- Ms. Jennie King, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, UK
- Ms. Kate Cell, Union of Concerned Scientists, USA
- Moderator: Mr. Brett Robertson, University of South Carolina, USA
Track 2: (Dis)InfoTactics in the super election year: The scramble to rebuild trust in the media
Organized by by DW Akademie | Room A2
- Ms. Patricia Mayorga, Periodistas de a Pie, Mexico
- Mr. Swapneel Mehta, MIT, India
- Ms. Marcela Tobar Ríos, IDEA, Chile
- Ms. Gwen Lister, Namibia Media Institute, Namibia
- Moderator: Mr. Carsten von Nahmen, DW Akademie, Germany
Track 3: Joint Declaration of the Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression
Room A1 | Watch live here
- Opening remarks: Mr. Raúl Fernandez Daza, Ambassador of Chile to France and IPDC Council and Bureau, Chile
- Ms. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur
- Ms. Ourveena Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo, African Union
- Ms. Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE
- Mr. Pedro Vaca, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- Moderator: Andrea Obaid, ACHIPEC, Chile
Track 4: Moving indigenous voices to the center of the Stage. Intercultural communication: between the challenge of production in one's own language and the dispute over stigmatization
Organized by Defensoria de Público and UNESCO | Room N2 | Watch live here
- Daniel Zalazar, Centro de Producción Intercultural de Aluminé, Argentina
- Ms. Renata Machado, Radio Yandé, Brazil
- Ms. María Dolores Euseda Cabrera, Radio Dignidad, Honduras
- Ms. Myriam Vargas Teutle, Human rights defender, Mexico
- Ms. Leyla Noriega, Radio Ayni, Chile
- Moderator: Ms. Miriam Lewin, Defensora del Público de Argentina
Track 5: From the field: Environmental journalism experiences in the America
Organized by Climate Tracker and UNESCO | Room C1 | Watch live here
- Mr. Patrick Murayari, Kukama-kukamiria Indigenous Community in Loreto, Peru
- Ms. Sonia Pérez, Associated Press
- Mr. Nicolas Sepulveda, Journalist, Chile
- Ms. Scarlett Arias, Frontline defenders, Mexico
- Moderator: Ms. Nicole Venegas, Climate Tracker, Chile
Workshop: Data-driven investigations in the Amazon Rainforest: journalism contributions for the governance in the region
Organized by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting | BiblioGAM
- Ms. Karla Mendes, Mongabay, Brazil
- Mr. Bram Ebus, Independent journalist
13:45 - 14:45 - Plenary Session II: The threats to our future
Plenary room
- Ms. Andrea Ixchiu, K'iche journalist and environmental activist, Guatemala
- Ms. Alyaa Abo, Investigative journalist and trainer, Egypt
- Ms. Jennifer Robinson, Doughty Street Chambers, human rights and freedom of expression lawyer, Australia
- Mr. Ricardo Pael Ardenghi, Prosecutor, Procuradoria da Republica Em Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Ms. Suntariya Muanpawong, Chief Judge in the Research Justice Division of the Supreme Court of Thailand, Thailand
Ms. Saba Kidane, Founder of EriSatTV, Eritrea
14:50 – 15:45 Breakout sessions
Track 1: Gender political disinformation and its impact on women environmental and human rights defenders
Organized by by Fundación Multitudes | Room A2 | Watch live here
- Ms. Kristina Wilfore, Reset, USA
- Ms. Luz Haro, Women's Association of Rural Parish Councils, Ecuador
- Ms. Elisa Loncón, University of Santiago, Chile
- Ms. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur
- Ms. Samara Castro, Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency of the Republic, Brazil.
- Ms. Maria Ressa, Rappler, Philippines.
- Moderator: Ms. Paulina Ibarra, Fundación Multitudes, Chile
Track 2: Financing Public Interest Journalism: How should new funding flows be governed?
Organized by the International Fund for Public Interest Media | Room C2 | Watch live here
- Ms. Julie Posetti, International Center for Journalists, Australia
- Ms. Kate Skinner, Association of Independent Publisher of South Africa
- Ms. Marina Pita, General Coordinator of Freedom of Expression Policies and Fighting Disinformation, Digital Policies Secretariat, Brazil
- Mr. Gaygsyz Geldiyev, JNOMICS Media, Ukraine (online)
- Moderator: Ms. Vanina Berghella, International Fund for Public Interest Media, Argentina
Track 3: Seeking common ground: how can multilateral initiatives shape the future of the information space
Organized by Forum on Information & Democracy | Room A1 | Watch live here
- Mr. João Brant, Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency of the Republic, Brazil
- Mr. Camille Grenier, Forum on Information and Democracy, France
- Mr. Tawfik Jelassi, UNESCO
- Ms. Camila Vallejo, Ministry Secretary General, Chile
- Ms. Melissa Flemming, UN Global Communications
- Moderator: Ms. Bia Barbossa, Reporters Without Borders, Brazil
Track 4: Perspectives on how to update the Santiago Declaration to new times
Organized by Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa (SIP) and WAN-IFRA | Room N2 | Watch live here
- Mr. Roberto Rock, Inter-American Press Association, Mexico
- Mr. Fernando de Yarza López-Madrazo, World Association of News Publishers, Spain
- Ms. Martha Ramos, Organización Editorial de Mexico, Mexico
- Mr. Carlos Jorne, Inter-American Press Association, Argentina.
- Ms. Cristina Zahar, Committee to Protect Journalists, Brazil.
Mr. Eduardo Sepúlveda, Asociación Nacional de la Prensa, Chile.
Track 5: Special Roundtable "Public Media"
Organized by OBSERVACOM, UNESCO Montevideo and Chilean Government | Room C1 | Watch live here
- Ms. Aleida Calleja Gutiérrez, General Director of the Mexican Radio Institute (IMER), Mexico
- Mr. Francisco Vidal, President of the Board of Directors, Televisión Nacional Chile
- Ms. Cynthia Ottaviano, Inter-American Organization of Ombudsmen and Defenders of the Audiences
- Mr. Jens Zimmermann, Commission for the Digital Agenda of the German Parliament, Germany
- Moderator: Ms. Zuliana Lainez, International Federation of Journalists, Peru.
Workshop: Fostering a cognitive emotional approach’ among media professionals to counter mis- and disinformation around climate change
Organized by UNESCO MGIEP | BiblioGAM
- Mr. Anurag Deep, UNESCO, India.
- Ms. Nandini Chatterjee, UNESCO, India.
16:00 - 16:55 - Breakout sessions
Track 1: Intergenerational fireside chat: fostering digital resilience and child participation to promote reliable information about climate change
Organized by Instituto Alana | Room A2 | Watch live here
- Mr. João Brant, Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency of the Republic, Brazil
- Mr. Francisco Vera, Youth, Colombia
- Ms. Awo Aidam Amenyah, founder of Child Online Africa, Ghana.
- Ms. Taissa Kambeba, Indigenous teenager, Brazil.
- Moderator: Ms. Emiko Sepúlveda, LCOY Chile Coordinator, Chile.
Track 2: Targeting Journalists: under the Crisis of Environment and Armed Conflicts
Organized by Al Jazeera | Room A1 | Watch live here
- Mr. Wael Aldahdouh, Al Jazeera, Palestine (video message)
- Ms. Khadija Patel, Al Jazeera, South Africa.
- Ms. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur
- Ms. Dima Khatib, Managing Director of AJ+Channels, Al Jazeera Media Network, Palestine-Syria
- Ms. Zuliana Lainez, Vice President of the International Federation of Journalists, Peru
Track 3: Informing the Planet: international mechanisms for accessing environmental information
Organized by UNESCO | Room N2 | Watch live here
- Ms. Blanca Lilia Ibarra Cadena, Commissioner at the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection of Mexico, Mexico.
- Ms. Constance Nalegach, Head of International Affairs, Chilean Ministry of the Environment, Chile.
- Mr. Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention
- Mr. David Barrio Lamarche, Escazú Agreement Secretariat, ECLAC
Moderator: Ms María Carolina Fuentes Prieto, Journalist and documentalrst, Chile
Track 4: What happened to media pluralism?
Organized by OBSERVACOM, UNESCO Montevideo, DW Akademie | Room C1 | Watch live here
- Ms. Mónica Valdés, Community Radio Activist, Colombia.
- Ms. Rocio Alorda, Colegio de Periodistas de Chile, Chile.
- Mr. Martín Becerra, Investigative Journalist and Professor, Argentina.
- Mr Luis Salazar, CEPRA, Bolivia
- Moderator: Mr. Mauricio Muñoz, CNTV, Chile.
Track 5: Saving the planet and protecting democracy: same fight!
Organized by SOCOLAC and UNESCO | Room C2 | Watch live here
- Mr. Sergio Arauz, El Faro, El Salvador.
- Ms. Diana Salinas, Cuestión Pública, Colombia
- Ms. Mónica González, Journalist, Chile.
- Ms. Veronica Goyzueta, Journalist, Peru
- Moderator: Mr. Daniel Matamala, Journalist, Chile.
Workshop: Exploring the Power of Collaboration for a Sustainable Environment and Information Ecosystem
Organized by IFEX | BiblioGAM
- Ms. Rachael Kay, IFEX, Canada
17:00 – 18:10 - Plenary Session III : Facing a future for all
Plenary room
- Ms. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Honourable Emma Theofelus, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Namibia
- Mr. Giovanni Salvi, Former Attorney General of the Italian Court of Cassation, Italy
- Ms. Maksuda Aziz, Journalist at Mongabay, Association of Bangladeshi Journalists, Bangladesh
- Mr. Antonio Díaz Aranda, Youth Ambassador for Climate
Moderated by Mr. Giles Trendle, Co-Chair the steering committee of Covering Climate Now, UK
18:10 – 18:30 Unity in Action: Unveiling a Joint Declaration by Presidents of UN Bodies
Plenary room
Moderator: Mr. Carsten von Nahmen, DW Akademie, Germany
H.E. Amb. Simona Mirela Miculescu, President of the General Conference of UNESCO
H.E. Amb. Dennis Francis, President, United Nations General Assembly (video message)
H.E. Amb. Omar Zniber, President, Human Rights Council (video message)
H.E. Amb. Paula Narváez Ojeda, President, United Nations Economic and Social Council
18:30 - 18:45 - Roadmap to the Future
Plenary room
Video message on journalists disappeared and executed during the dictatorship in Chile
- Mr. Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
- Mr. Alberto Van Klaveren, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile
- Ms. Camila Vallejo, Ministry General Secretariat of Government, Chile
2 - 4 May - Side events
The Conference hosts more than 40 side-events taking place on 2-4 May. Go to the list here.
The Holistic Safety Clinic
From 3 to 4 May: Come get one-on-one consultation from experts on digital safety, physical safety, and psychosocial wellbeing. The consultations can be related to specific incidents or done as a proactive measure. This clinic is organized by IREX. Come see us at our table and sign up for sessions! (location at GAM will be provided).
